Carole Merle
Encyclopedia
Carole Merle is a former French
Alpine skier
. Merle, who was a specialist in Giant Slalom and Super-G, won by the pass of her career 22 World cup races
, including 9 in giant slalom and 13 in Super-G. From 1989 to 1992 she won the Super G World Cup four times in a row, in addition to the Giant Slalom World Cup in 1992 and 1993. At the 1989 World Championships in Vail
she won a silver medal in the Giant Slalom, two years later at the 1991 World Championships in Saalbach she won another medal and at the 1993 World Championships in Morioka she finally won the gold medal in the Giant Slalom. At the 1992 Olympics
in Albertville
she won a silver medal in the Super-G event.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Alpine skier
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
. Merle, who was a specialist in Giant Slalom and Super-G, won by the pass of her career 22 World cup races
Alpine skiing World Cup
The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France and the USA...
, including 9 in giant slalom and 13 in Super-G. From 1989 to 1992 she won the Super G World Cup four times in a row, in addition to the Giant Slalom World Cup in 1992 and 1993. At the 1989 World Championships in Vail
Vail, Colorado
The Town of Vail is a Home Rule Municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population of the town was 4,589 in 2005. The town was established and built as the base village to Vail Ski Resort, with which it was originally conceived...
she won a silver medal in the Giant Slalom, two years later at the 1991 World Championships in Saalbach she won another medal and at the 1993 World Championships in Morioka she finally won the gold medal in the Giant Slalom. At the 1992 Olympics
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...
in Albertville
Albertville
Albertville is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.-Geography:...
she won a silver medal in the Super-G event.
External links
- Ski-DB.com - Results - Carole Merle